Saul Levi Morteira or Mortera was a rabbi in Amsterdam. He was born in Venice, so he was neither a Sephardic or Ashkenazic Jew. He became a prominent figure in the city's community of exiled Portuguese Jews. His polemical writings against Catholicism had wide circulation.
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About this person
Country
SpainCategory
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1596 to 1660 · aged 64
Written about in
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